Leonore Ryan

Leonore Ryan has extensive experience in taking technologies to market, from both the research organisation and startup perspective. This includes first-hand experience in taking a technology from a research project through to the formation of a company, (Cardihab Pty Ltd), and a successful early-stage capital raising.

Leonore understands technology commercialisation from the perspectives of different key stakeholders across the startup ecosystem, including research organisations, investors, accelerators and start ups. She has provided coaching and mentoring across a range of leadership and entrepreneurship programs including STEM, researchers, LGBTIQ, women, students, migrants and asylum seekers; and has considerable governance experience across research organisations, tech startups and family companies.

Leonore is a fellow of the Governance Institute of Australia and of the Williamson Community Leadership Program. She is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and of the Australian Graduate School of Management, a member of the Australasian Institute for Learning Professionals, and is a Registered Technology Transfer Professional.  

• Certificate in Executive Management and Development, Australian Graduate School of Management
• AICD Company Directors Diploma, Australian Institute of Company Directors
• Master of Business Administration, University of Melbourne / Melbourne Business School
• Bachelor of Science (Hons), University of Sydney

• 2024: General Manager Burnext, Burnet Institute
  2023–ongoing: Startup Year Working Party
• 2019–ongoing: Chair (since Dec 2022) and Non-Executive Director of Western BACE